On May 8 Stephen Colbert’s first children’s book will hit stores. I Am a Pole (And So Can You!) has not only something to say to kids struggling to find their place in this world, but a bit about the abysmal state of many books today.

Stephen Colbert sat down with beloved children’s author Maurice Sendak to discuss children’s literature and oh, so much more during a recent episode of the Colbert Report. Watch the video below for a sneak peek at the glory of I Am a Pole (And So Can You!):

The line between joke and reality is now blurring, as Stephen Colbert has teamed up with Grand Central Publishing to make I Am a Pole (And So Can You!) a reality. “It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to write a children’s book,” the 47-year-old father of three said. “I hope the minutes you and your loved ones spend reading it are as fulfilling as the minutes I spent writing it.”

The only question remaining is if Colbert’s book will truly find its way to the children’s section of bookstore shelves? While it may be odd to see more child-free adults roaming the kids section than usual this spring, any youngster who should happen to pick up I Am a Pole (And So Can You!) likely won’t bat an eye — sadly, they’re quite surely used to encounters with books of similar quality.

Of course there are many wonderful kids’ books out there, but there are far too many that quite frankly suck. The Colbert Report on children’s books? It’s funny because it’s true.

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